Administrative Procedures and Acts

1. Revoking an Administrative Act

An administrative act lacking jurisdiction and violating the principle of objectivity can be revoked by the administrative office due to defects as outlined in Article 10 of Law N° 27444.

2. Appealing Interlocutory Acts

While interlocutory administrative acts don’t typically warrant appeals as they don’t address the merits of a case, an appeal is justifiable if the act creates a state of helplessness for the affected parties, contradicting legal principles.

3. Annulment

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Administrative Law: Control and Settlements in Public Administration

Administrative Law: Control and Settlements

Settlements

There are three ways to settle disputes between the administration and individuals:

  1. Mutual agreement (general rule)
  2. Unilateral decision by the state agency
  3. Court decision

In mutual agreements, the administration issues the settlement decision. The individual can challenge this decision in court.

For unilateral settlements, the administration must decide within 90 days of the final acceptance certificate, renewable up to 180 days.

Control of the Administration

Control

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Constitutional Jurisdiction in Spain: Analysis and Safeguards

Constitutional Jurisdiction in Spain

The Metamorphosis of Court Decisions

Several reflections arise concerning the potential transformation of the nature of court decisions:

  1. Appointment of Judges: Constitutional justice bodies are presented as technical, yet their members are political appointees, sometimes monopolized by political authorities.
  2. Interpretation of Rights: The Constitutional Court (TC) interprets constitutional rights with political content. Demands are often formulated as legal issues
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Disciplinary Dismissal: Causes, Procedures, and Legal Recourse

Disciplinary Dismissal

1. Causes of Dismissal

Dismissal is the termination of the employment relationship unilaterally decided by the employer. It represents the most serious manifestation of disciplinary power, with significant consequences for the worker. The employer’s reasons must be of grave and significant nature. Causes for dismissal are regulated by collective agreements and legal provisions.

  • 1.1 Absenteeism or Tardiness: To justify dismissal, absences or tardiness must be repeated and unjustified,
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Law and Politics in the Dominate: A Look at the Late Roman Empire

Section II: Law in the Dominate

1. Sources of Law in the Dominate

In the Dominate, the emperor’s will became the sole source of law. Legal innovations were introduced through imperial constitutions (leges), unlike earlier practices where proposals needed approval from popular assemblies. These constitutions were typically called edicta or leges generales, and their texts, discussed in the consistorium, were either addressed directly ad populum (to the people) or to the Senate. A key example is Diocletian’

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Administrative Law II: Public Services and Foundations

1. Public Services

Concept of Public Services

In a broad sense, all activities could be considered public, as argued by the French classical school. However, Gastin Jeze and Leon Duguit countered this, suggesting the sole or primary reason for the activity is the key distinction. Thus, legislative and judicial activities, as well as administrative tasks like policing, economic planning, and social order promotion, cannot be easily categorized.

In a stricter sense, public services involve legal activities

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